The "Quarterly" Store

O! the “Quarterly” Store is a very fine store;

A very fine store, you’ll agree.

Its candy and ham

And its peanuts and jam

Are greatly beloved by me.

O! the “Quarterly” Store is a very fine store,

For it charges things willingly.

The candy and ham,

The peanuts and jam,

I don’t have to pay for, you see.

O! my “Quarterly” bill is a very long bill,

For those things beloved by me

(The candy and ham,

The peanuts and jam),

Make a bill that’s a mystery.

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 The” Quarterly” store was established soon after the student magazine by that name (originally, The College of St. Angela Quarterly) appeared in 1905.  It was staffed by student volunteers and its profits helped to subsidize the publication of Quarterly. The store sold snacks and other small items and was located in Chidwick. Unfortunately, there were students who “charged” and getting them to pay their bills was at times a challenge.